When people think of their heritage they tend to refer to buildings, archaeology, personal experiences, why is it then that dialect in the West country is overlooked?

As Brits we associate dialect with many places such as Liverpool, Manchester, Hull and Birmingham, this may be partly due to the movement of people during the industrial revolution of the 19th century and the demise of traditional…

You’ve heerd o’ Measter Tupper ? well, I’ve heerd on uii too, And I’ve had his book a lend ma, but I didden rade un droo. When a man begins ta rite, tes ‘mazin how the words ull graw, But a verry littel book ull hould what mooast on us do knaw, Zo I tuk my pen and peaper jest vor to sketch it down, And thaught I’d try and knock up a vew prawverbs o my own.